Nutraceutical Combination in Patients With Low-grade Systemic Inflammation

NCT02422927 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-04-22

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Summary

The investigators tested if a nutraceutical combination with red yeast rice, berberine and policosanol (NC) can significantly modify inflammation, lipid profile and markers of endothelial injury (endothelial microparticles) in subjects with elevated levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP).

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Nutraceutical Combination

red yeast rice extract 200 mg (equivalent to 3 mg monacolins), policosanol 10 mg, berberine 500 mg, 0.2 mg folic acid, coenzyme Q10 2 mg, and astaxanthin 0.5 mg once daily

OTHER

Standard of Care

low-cholesterol/low-saturated fat diet and regular aerobic physical activity schedule

OTHER

Placebo

placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Of Perugia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matteo Pirro, MD, PhD · University Of Perugia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-01-31
Completion
2015-02-28

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